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To: KoRn
Look at it through some binoculars and see if there are any little ‘white dots’ around it. Those would be its moons.

In our dark location last Monday or Tuesday, looking at Jupiter, we and a friend could see Ganymede (~ 4.7 mag) naked eye. He and my wife could also make out Calisto (~ 4.9 mag), but none of us could see Uranus (~ 5.8 mag.). Had to block out the full moon.

Binoculars and Stellarium confirmed what we were looking at

63 posted on 09/27/2010 10:05:51 PM PDT by ApplegateRanch (Made in America, by proud American citizens, in 1946.)
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To: ApplegateRanch
"but none of us could see Uranus"

I haven't been able to see it either. I'm convinced Uranus doesn't exist. It's a myth! :p

64 posted on 09/27/2010 10:23:02 PM PDT by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: ApplegateRanch
Binoculars and Stellarium confirmed what we were looking at

I like Stellarium. It has helped me answer a lot of the grandkids' questions as well, with the right answer. ("What is that, Papa?")

65 posted on 09/27/2010 10:27:55 PM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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